Pope signals shift away from Catholic church’s prohibition of condoms

Pontiff reported to say in book-length interview that condoms could be justified 'in the intention of reducing the risk of infection'

Giving young girls the pill doesn’t make sex safe

'Safe sex' and gang-related violence can only be tackled by thinking about the needs of both young women and young men, says Carlene Firmin

Mobile phone kits to diagnose STDs

Plan aims to cut UK's rate of infection among young, who experts say are often too embarrassed to visit GP

Should girls have access to the pill over the counter?

Rowenna Davis and Jill Kirby: Two writers take differing views on an Isle of Wight scheme allowing young girls to receive the pill direct from pharmacists

Oral sex cancer risk to be tackled by documentary

Sexual health 'taboo' will be addressed in BBC3 show presented by Jaime Winstone

Lucy Mangan: They can’t pull the wool over my eyes. Well, not any more

Maybe it's late-onset teenage rebellion, or some kind of early pre-menopausal hormonal adjustment, but a new questioning spirit is stirring within me

Looking for advice? Stop Googling and get some rest

Libby Brooks: As Claire Rayner knew, the mind-boggling detail on every conceivable dysfunction available online is no substitute for the basics

Government refuses to increase payments to victims of contaminated blood scandal

Public health minister Anne Milton said increasing payments in line with the recommendation of independent report into the scandal would cost £3bn

US porn industry thrown into crisis after actor tests positive for HIV

Last major HIV panic in California's adult film industry was in 2004 when an actor with the virus infected three colleagues